‘ArtAngel is well known for presenting ambitious art in unexpected places and Reading prison, opened in 1844 and closed for good in 2013, is no exception. But the stellar list of about 30 artists, writers and performers it has signed up for the project is particularly striking, from Ai Weiwei and Doris Salcedo to Maxine Peake and Ralph Fiennes. “It’s the closest we have ever come to doing an Artangel exhibition,” the co-director Michael Morris said. “We are really excited about it.”’